About Vihirgaon Village

Vihirgaon is a mid sized village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,415, made up of 724 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.52 hectares hectares.

Vihirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vihirgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Bhandara
Tehsil	Sakoli
Area (hectares)	364.52 hectares
Population	1,415
Male Population	724
Female Population	691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vihirgaon compares

By the 2011 count Vihirgaon is the 30th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 364.52 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Vihirgaon

Vihirgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vihirgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vihirgaon from other places

Vihirgaon lies about 39 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Vihirgaon
Nearest railway station	Dewalgaon	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sakoli	16 km
Nearest town	Desāīganj	36 km
District headquarters	Bhandara	39 km

Villages closest to Vihirgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sakoli tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Vihirgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Vihirgaon village had a population of 1,415. That makes it the 30th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Vihirgaon village has 724 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vihirgaon has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Vihirgaon covers 364.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vihirgaon falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vihirgaon is Dewalgaon, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Vihirgaon.

Vihirgaon is about 39 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vihirgaon is in Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Dewalgaon is about 15 km away. Sakoli is about 16 km away. Desāīganj is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.